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Not to be confused with the Democratic Progressive Party or the Pan-Green Coalition.

Green Party Taiwan
台灣綠黨
ChairpersonChiu Po-wei (邱柏瑋)
Lim Khiun Chhin (林裙靜)
Founded25 January 1996
Headquarters4F-7, No. 35, Shaoxing North Street, Zhongzheng, Taipei[1]
Membership400
IdeologyGreen politics
Anti-imperialism
Political positionCentre-left
National affiliationPan-Green Coalition
Regional affiliationAsia Pacific Greens Federation
International affiliationGlobal Greens
ColoursGreen
Legislative Yuan
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Municipal mayors
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Magistrates/mayors
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Councilors
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Township/city mayors
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Website
web.greenparty.org.tw Edit this at Wikidata
Green Party Taiwan
Traditional Chinese臺灣綠黨
Simplified Chinese台湾绿党
Transcriptions
Standard Mandarin
Hanyu PinyinTáiwān Lǜdǎng
Bopomofoㄊㄞˊ ㄨㄢ ㄌㄩˋ ㄉㄤˇ
Wade–GilesTai2-wan1 Lü4-tang3
IPA[tʰǎɪwán lŷtàŋ]
Hakka
RomanizationThòi-vân Liu̍k-tóng
Southern Min
Hokkien POJTâi-ôan Le̍k-tóng
Tâi-lôTâi-uân Li̍k-tóng
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Green Party Taiwan[I] is a political party in Taiwan established on 25 January 1996. Although the party is sympathetic to Taiwanese nationalism and shares a number of centre-left positions with the Pan-Green Coalition, the party emphasizes campaigning primarily on social and environmental issues. The party is not a member of, and should not be confused with, the Pan-Green Coalition. Green Party Taiwan is a member of the Asia Pacific Greens Federation and participates in the Global Greens.

Much of the 400-strong membership are affiliated with the non-governmental organisation sector of Taiwanese society, as well as from academia and the youth community.[2]

Electoral history

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In 1996, Green Party Taiwan’s Kao Meng-ting was elected to the National Assembly. However, he left the party in 1997.

In the 2008 legislative election, the Green Party of Taiwan formed a red-green coalition with a labour-led organization Raging Citizens Act Now! (人民火大行動聯盟), but failed to win any seats.

In the 2012 legislative election, Green Party Taiwan garnered 1.7% of the party vote. While still far short of the 5% threshold to win a seat in the legislature, this makes it the largest extraparliamentary party in Taiwan.[3] Its best showing is in Orchid Island, where Taiwan’s nuclear waste storage facility is located. There, the party collected 35.76% of the party votes due to its strong anti-nuclear stance.

In the 2014 local elections, the party won two seats. Wang Hao-yu was elected to the Taoyuan City Council, and Jay Chou was elected to the Hsinchu County Council.[4]

In the 2016 general election, the party ran in a coalition with the newly founded centre-left Social Democratic Party[5] and fielded candidates in both constituency races and the nationwide party ballot.[6] The coalition garnered 2.5% of the party vote without winning any seats.[7]

In the 2020 legislative election, the Green Party nominated five young professionals, including famed psychologist Cheng Hui-wen and party founder Kao Cheng-yan.[8] They got 2.4% of the votes and did not win any seats. They were the second largest party that didn’t win a seat.[9]

In the 2022 local election, the party won only one seat. Liu Chong-hsian [zh] was elected to the Hsinchu City Council.[10]

The Green Party nominated Taiwan's first transgender legislative candidate, Abbygail ET Wu (吳伊婷), in the 2024 election cycle. The party won 117,298 votes (0.85%), not enough to seat any candidate named on the Green Party list.[11]

On March 30, 2024, Liu Chong-hsian resigned from the party.[12] This leaves the party with no members holding public office.

The Green Party averages around 3% of total votes cast in metropolitan urban areas, with support in rural areas, such as Orchid Island, as high as 35.8%.[2]

Election Mayors &
Magistrates 		Councils Third-level
Municipal heads 		Third-level
Municipal councils 		Fourth-level
Village heads 		Election Leader
2018
unified
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3 / 912
0 / 204
1 / 2,148
0 / 7,744
 Wang Hao-yu
2022
unified
0 / 22
1 / 910
0 / 204
0 / 2,139
0 / 7,748
 Yu Hsiao-ching

List of chairpersons

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  • Kao Cheng-yan (高成炎), 1996–1997 and 2003–2004 Chair. Professor of Computer Science at National Taiwan University; Green Party Taiwan's founding chair; former director of Taiwan Environmental Protection Union; candidate for the Legislative Yuan in 1998 and 2001.
  • Shin-Min Shih (施信民), 1998 Chair. Professor of Chemical Engineering at National Taiwan University; President of the Institute of Environment and Resource; former Director of Taiwan Environmental Protection Union;
  • Kuang-Yu Chen (陳光宇), 1999–2000 Chair. candidate for the Taipei City Council in 1998.
  • Ayo Cheng (鄭先祐), 2001–2002 Chair. Dean of College of Environment and Ecology at National University of Tainan; former director of Taiwan Environmental Protection Union.
  • Yen-Wen Peng (彭渰雯), 2005 Chair. Assistant professor of Public Administration and Management at Shih Hsin University; candidate for the Taipei City Council in 1998.
  • Sam Lin (林聖崇), 2006 Co-chair. Former Chair of Taiwan Ecology Conservation Union.
  • Jolan Hsieh (謝若蘭), 2006 Co-chair. Assistant professor of Indigenous Culture at National Dong Hwa University.
  • Mary Chen (陳曼麗), 2007 Co-chair. Former president of the Homemakers' Union and Foundation; former president of the National Union of Taiwan Women Association; candidate for the Legislative Yuan in 2008. Elected to the legislature in 2016 after joining the Democratic Progressive Party.
  • Hung Hui-hsiang (洪輝祥), 2007 Co-chair. President of Pingtung Environmental Protection Union; candidate for the Legislative Yuan in 2004.
  • Chung Pao-chu (鍾寶珠), 2008–2009 Co-chair. President of Hualien Environmental Protection Union; candidate for the Hualien County Councilor in 1998, 2002.
  • Leo Chang (張宏林), 2008–2009 Co-chair. Secretary-General of the Taiwan NPO Self-Regulation Alliance; former Secretary-General of the Society of Wildness; candidate for the Taipei City Council in 2006.
  • Gelinda Chang,[citation needed] co-chair for 2011; educator.
  • Robin Winkler, co-chair for 2011 and 2012; lawyer and founder of Wild at Heart Legal Defense Association; naturalised Taiwanese citizen.
  • Karen Yu (余宛如), co-chair from 2012 to 2015; social entrepreneur and co-founder of OKOGreen café, a fair trade coffee shop. Elected to the Legislative Yuan in 2016 as a member of the Democratic Progressive Party.
  • Ken-cheng Lee (李根政), co-chair from 2013 to 2017; artist, educator and founder of Citizen of the Earth Taiwan, an environmental organisation.
  • Chang Yu-ching (張育憬), co-chair from 2015 to 2017; environmental activist.[citation needed]

Notable persons

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See also

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Notes

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References

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  1. ^ "台灣綠黨". https://web.greenparty.org.tw/. {{cite web}}: External link in |work= (help)
  2. ^ a b "Green Party Taiwan". Global Greens. 20 July 2014. Archived from the original on 25 February 2021. Retrieved 6 December 2019.
  3. ^ 綠黨超越新黨 成小黨落選頭 Archived 18 January 2012 at the Wayback Machine. China Times (15 January 2012): Greens surpassing the New Party to be the largest extraparliamentary party.
  4. ^ Chen, Christie (30 November 2014). "Green Party's historic win to bring 'green politics' to Taiwan". Central News Agency. Retrieved 30 November 2014.
  5. ^ "Greens, Social Democrats to cooperate". taipeitimes.com. 18 August 2015.
  6. ^ "Green Party Taiwan issues list of legislative candidates". taipeitimes.com. 26 August 2015.
  7. ^ Fell, Dafydd; Peng, Yen-wen (29 January 2016). "The Electoral Fortunes of Taiwan's Green Party: 1996–2012". Japanese Journal of Political Science. 17 (1): 63–83. doi:10.1017/S1468109915000390. S2CID 154855947.
  8. ^ "Green Party Taiwan nominates high-profile psy..." Taiwan News. 14 November 2019. Retrieved 6 December 2019.
  9. ^ Staff, T. N. L. (10 January 2020). "Taiwan's 2020 General Elections: Live Map and Updates". The News Lens International Edition. Retrieved 13 June 2021.
  10. ^ 新竹市議會 (17 September 2020). "議員介紹". 無. Retrieved 11 July 2024.
  11. ^ Chung, Yu-chen (19 January 2024). "FEATURE/Taiwan's 1st transgender legislative candidate vows to continue activism". Central News Agency. Retrieved 19 January 2024.
  12. ^ 聯合新聞網. "綠黨全台僅存議員 竹科工程師出身劉崇顯宣布退黨". 聯合新聞網 (in Chinese). Retrieved 11 July 2024.
  13. ^ "Groups condemn rejection of appeal to return Dapu land to original owners – Taipei Times". taipeitimes.com. 23 April 2016. Retrieved 13 October 2016.
  14. ^ "詹順貴凝聚20年經驗作長梯 助小黨進國會 – 新頭殼 newtalk". newtalk.tw. 25 August 2015. Retrieved 13 October 2016.
  15. ^ 我為甚麼支持綠黨？ Archived 6 January 2014 at the Wayback Machine (Why do I support the Green Party?)
  16. ^ "Taiwan Today (2012) Tao Orchid Islanders continue fight for nuclear-free homeland". 14 March 2014. Archived from the original on 14 March 2014.
  17. ^ "Home | 張竹芩博士 JhuCin Rita Jhang, PhD". JhuCin Rita Jhang. Retrieved 23 January 2022.
  18. ^ "2022 Team Members". NATSA Website. Retrieved 23 January 2022.
  19. ^ "【環境 X 大麻 X 李菁琪】". 綠黨 (in Chinese (Taiwan)). 19 June 2021. Retrieved 23 January 2022.
  20. ^ "認識綠黨". web.greenparty.org.tw. Retrieved 23 January 2022.
  21. ^ "Interview: Green is the colour for Taiwan's pioneering 'weed lawyer'". Hong Kong Free Press HKFP. 12 June 2021. Retrieved 10 November 2021.
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